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BY 



HOWARD W. SPURR 



Containing a complete description of Goss' " Life of 
Col. Paul Revere,"' and more than twenty engrav- 
ings WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF INCIDENTS IN THE 

life of the hero of the " aildnight 
Ride," April iS, 1775. 




'The fate of ;i nation wms ruling that night." 



—Longfellmo, 



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TO BE GIVEN AWAY to the Boys 

and Girls of the United States 
of America, the History of the 

Life of Colonel Paul Revere, 

PATRIOT, ARTI5T and MECHANIC. 



The Story of a man c )f !,vnius, by 

Elbridge Henry Goss, 

In two volumes. 

Embellished with illustrations, comprising portraits, 
historical scenes, old and quaint localities, views of co- 
lonial Boston streets and buildings, reproductions of 
curious and obsolete cuts, including many of Paul 
Revere's own caricatures and engravings, etc., etc., 
executed as photogravures, etchings and wood-cuts. 

rt^S= " I am delighted with Paul Revere; the book is most inter- 
esthj and attractive. I am particularly pleased with the reproduc- 
tion of old pictures, and I find the whole ' gettmg up of the book 
very creditable. I have seen nothing so thoroughly steeped m 
Revolutionary recollections " — writes the genial humorist and un- 
matched wit. Oliver Wendell Holmes. 

"An admirable and attractive work" — writes the learned and 
accurate historian. George E Ellis, LL.U. 

President Mass. Historical Society. 

'• Verv well done; written quietlv and in excellent style" — writes 
the statesman of growing fame. ' Henry Cabot Lodge. 

These elegant and instructive books are practically given away by 

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( Patriot, Artist, Mechanic.) 

The story of a man of genius, and the hero of "The Midnuiht 
Ride," the night of the iSih of April, 1775, to Lexington and Concoid. 
From Goss' " Life of Col. Paul Revere," 2 vols. 





Paul Revere: 



PATRIOT, ARTIST AND MECHANIC. 



Member t.f the American Historical Association, of the New England 
Historic Genealogical Society, the Bostonian Society, etc., etc. 



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|TRANGE as it will appear, it is a fact that 
no Life of Paul Revere has hitherto been 
written. 

His name has come down to us in the mouth of 
Tradition. His character and deeds stand prominent 
in History. His descendants to-day form a part of the 
community, among whose forefathers he went in and 
out, and exercised his manifold abilities, and these 
descendants hoard family legends of the great one 
gone. At least one institution founded by him exists 
to-day. He has been styled the fdiis AcJiatcs of 
Samuel Adams and of other patriots ; and, as a leader 
of revolutionary Boston, Webster once said of him, in 



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As, in 1775, Robert Newman 
" Climbed the tower of the ol4 north churcli, 
By the wooden siairs withstealthy tread 
To the belfry chamber overhead ; and 
By tlie tremblhig ladder steep and tail, 
To the Iiighest window in the wall," 

And there liung out the famous lanterns, so, 
in 1S75, did his son, Samuel li. Newman, 
perform that service at the centennial cele- 
bratioi.1, concerning which the Rev. Roljcrt 
C. Watterson, D.D., writes: — 

"When the one hundredlli anni- 
versary took place, they hal there 
a deeply interesting celebration, at 
which all honor was given to 
Robert Newman. His direct de- 
scendant walked at the given hou' , 
out of the vestry with his lightt.l 
lanterns, and down the crowded 
aisle, and up into the tower, where, 
one hundred years after, he hung 
out the lighted memorial lanterns. 
It was in the midst of my own re- 
marks that this took place ; while 
I was speaking of Robert Newman, 
and pointing to Newman's son as 
he walked by with his lanterns, I 
repeated the words of the Psalmist : 
' I had rather be a Door-keeper in 
the house of my God than to dwell 
in the tents of wickedness.' The 
excited people made the house rock 
with their response — as if the 
cannons of Concord and Lexington 
were even then rending the air ! " 

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one of his masterly orations, that he was "a man of 
sense and character, and of hi<;"h public spirit, whom 
Boston ought never to forget." An exploit of his, 
moreover, brilliant and dashing as that of Horatius or 
any of Murat, and yet not more so than others the same 
career could boast, has been celebrated in poetry ; 
making it, probably, not too much to say that wherever 
civilization reaches rings Longfellow's line, — 

"The fate of a nation was riding that night."' 

But a Biography of Paul Revere now appears for the 
first time. 

Those — doubtless the great majority of all who ever 

I heard of him — that know of Paul Revere in the single 
character of a patriot will be surprised to learn how 

j! many-sided his career was. Patriot, soldier, envov, 

\ artist, manufacturer of cannon and of church bells, 

j artificer in silverware so cunning that he might fitly be 

II styled the Benvenuto Cellini of America, man of affairs, 
'j — to but few has it been given to enact so many con- 
I spicuous parts. 

I This work depicts Paul Revere in his entirety. It 

I describes him as he lived and moved, wrought and 
L thought. And it faithfully portrays all that he accom- 
plished, and takes in whatever he bore any relation to, 
as well as the antecedent facts of descent and environ- 



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Homestead of Paul Revere, North Square. 

(Present Appearance.) 

In 1770 Paul Revere bought this house in North Square, then i>ne of 
the best localities in the town, containing some of the finest residences. 

For about a quarter of a century, and all through the years of the 
war of the Revolution, this was his homestead; and here most of his 
large family of children were born. 

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ment that helped produce him. In it the world will 
first learn to know a great man as he was. 

The illustrations are of great value, and some of them 
extremely rare. 

Every antiquarian, every historian, every lover of 
good reading, and all who believe in progress, and are 
interested in past conditions of society, in bravery, 
multifariousness, determination, the triumph of ingenu- 
ity and resource, and, in short, in human greatness irre- 
spective of century, nationality or race, will be forced to 
consult, if not possess, this important contribution to 
literature. 

The "Life of Col. Paul Revere" is tastefully printed 
in old-style pica type, with head and tail pieces, on a 
specially made paper, with rough edges, in small 8vo 
size, and handsomely bound. 

Price for two volumes in this Edition, 36.00. An 
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He said to his friend, " If tlie I'.ritisli march, 

Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch — 

One, if by land, and two if by sea ; 

And I on the opposite shore will be." — LoitgfeUo7v. 

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To the People of Boston, in whose service 

he spent his life; whose rights he always 

championed ; and whose liberties he aided so 

nobly in preserving; this Memorial of PAUL 

REVERE is most respectfully 

dedicated by the 

Author. 





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Copper Teakettle made by Revere. 

Paul Revere was educated at the " North Grammar School " on 
North Bennett Street, with which school the famous pedagogue, John 
Tileston, was connected as pupil, usher and master, for a period of 
eighty years. 

After leaving school, he entered his father's shop and learned the 
trade of a gold and silver smith. 

He possessed a natural taste for drawing, and became very skilful 
in the use of the graver, executing most of the embellishments on the 
silverware then manufactured in Boston. For many years his skill in 
design and workmanship in silverware was very extensive. Many are 
the cups, spoons, mugs, pitchers, tankards and other articles of beautiful 
patterns, made by him, and still owned by our New England families ; 
some are now in every-day use ; all are treasured relics ! 

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Revere Crossing Charles River. 

Then he said, "good night " 
And with nmfiled oar 

Silently rowed to the Charlestown shore. — Longfello^j. 
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The representation of Paul Revere'.s "Midnight 
Ride" from Boston to Lexington and Concord, on the 
night of the 1 8th of April, 1775 ("an event immortal- 
ized by the poet, Longfellow " ), was adopted in 1884 by 
the Howard W. Spurr Coffek Co., of Boston, as a 
"Trade Mark" for 




The Revere Coffee is always sold at retail in Pink 
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"Midnight Ride." Each "Trade Mark" is worth 
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Revere's First Bell and Steeple of the New Brick Church. 

(Drawn by Howard G. Laskey.) 

This bell weighs 912 pounds. 

A short time after establishing his foundry, Paul Revere began the 
casting of cannon and iron ware, and he soon added that of church bells. 

Few bells have such a record as this. It has summoned six genera- 
tions of worshippers to the sanctuary. It has tolled for the dead, and 
awakened the living from their morning slumbers. It has opened the 
daily market, called the hungry to their dinners, and the weary to their 
beds. It has sounded tlie dread alarm of fire and war, and rung merrily 
on the return of peace. 

Trulv, such an active and faithful participant in the affairs of Boston 
durin" so long a period of our history, deserves a place among the 
famous bells of the world. 

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and the sender will receive by mail a beautiful " Paul 
Revere Card." 

TJiere arc tiventy of these cards, in tivo scries of ten 
cards each. 

They are numbered from one to twenty and are 
worth thirty cents each, as follows : 

The sender of the first ten "Midnight Ride" "Trade 
Marks " will receive the first Paul Revere Card, num- 
bered one, and with it the beautiful "Paul Revere 
Album," containing a complete description of Goss' 
"Life of Col. Paul Revere." The Paul Revere Album 
also contains more than twenty engravings, with de- 
scriptions of incidents in the life of the Hero of the 
Midnight Ride, April 18, 1775. 



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Pan! Revere Cards, numbered from one to ten inclusive. 
And upon returning this first series of ten Paul 
Revere Cards to the Howard W. Spurr Coffee Co., 
the sender will receive the first volume of Goss' " Life 
of Col. Paul Revere," never before offered except by 
subscription with price at $3.00 per vol., two volumes 
$6.00. 

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Paul Revere's Ride. 

(The night of the iSlh of April, 1775.) 

A glimmer and then a gleam of light ! 

He springs to the saddle, the bridle he turns, 
But lingers and gazes, till full on his sight 

A second lamp in the belfry Ijurns. — Longfellow. 
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series of ten Paul Revere Cards, numbered from eleven 
to twenty inclusive. 

And, upon returning this second series of ten Paul 
Revere Cards to the Howard W. Spurr Coffee Co., 
the sender will receive the second volume of Goss' 
" Life of Col. Paul Revere," never before offered except 
by subscription with price at $3.00 per vol., two volumes 
;^6.oo. 

N. B. Correspondents should be particular to 
give their full name and Post-Office address, and 
to state the number of the card wanted in ex- 
change for the " Midnight Ride'" " Trade Marks," 
sent in lots of ten. 

Goss' " Life of Col. Paul Revere " is published in two 
volumes of more than 300 pages in each volume, con- 
taining 130 illustrations, printed on specially made 
paper, with rough edges, in small 8vo. size and hand- 
somely bound. 

Sold only by subscription, and price for these two 
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The " Life of Col. Paul Revere " is the history of 
events in New England that led up to the war of the 
Revolution, and the story will fire the heart of every 
true American citizen. 

To the old it is inspiring, to the young it is 
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The original crayon drawing wh'ch belongs to the Misses Riddle, 

Hinghani, Mass., great-grandchildren of Revere, was taken in iSoo when 

he was 65 years of age. This crayon portrait was by the celebrated 

French artist Fevret de Saint Memin, who first took the profile in crayon* 

and by a process of his own reduced it to medallion size and then 

engraved on copper-plate. 

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By an arrangement with the author, the Howard W. 
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proposition to the people of the United States, which 
makes it possible for every family to obtain a set of 
these books practically without cost. 

The Howard W. Spurr Coffee Co. does not hesi- 
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Greatest and Most Expensive Advertising: 

that has ever been undertaken by any business house. 

It is more ; it is the greatest educational and most 
instructive advertising effort for the benefit of the old 
and young of America ever attempted by any business 
house. 

The one fact, that it is done for the purpose of more 
widely introducing the Paul Revere Coffees, does 
not detract from the absolute truth of the other fact. 

The truth of the saying, that "Commerce is the 
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Revere House at Canton. 

This house is situated vvitliin tiie enclosure of the " Revere Copper 
Works," Canton, Mass. 

Formerly it had an L which has disappeared. It is now used as a 
store-house. 

During the years in which Col. Paul Revere used it as a summer 
residence he had a handsome garden in front of the house. 

The little wooden fish vane on top of the bell tower, seen in the rear 
of the house, was made by Revere ; and there are other traces of his 
handiwork around the present works of the company. 

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Goss' " Life of Col. Paul Revere " is what it purports 
to be, viz : — 

A work that will be a valuable addition to the library 
of every student of the history of his country. 

A source of pride to the true American, of real 
instructive interest, and value to both old and young, 
and in every way a beautiful and valuable addition to 
the collection of books, owned by any person, rich or 
poor. 

j|@^The Howard W. Spurr Coffee Co., in plac- 
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arranges with the dealer having the agency, for the 
opportunity of a personal examination, by any one de- 
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Paul Revere," the twenty Paul Revere Cards, and the 
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have an opportunity to read Goss' "Life of Col. Paul 
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It will inform them as to the early history of the 
nation, teach them the true principles of liberty and 



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The key to the following " Love Ditty" by Col. Paul Revere to his 
fair one is found in Vol. i, of Goss' "Life of Col. Paul Revere," in 2 
vols. 

Take three-fourths of a Paine that makes Traitors confess 

With tliree parts of a place which the Wicked don't Bless, 

lovne four-sevenths of an I'^xercise which shop-keepers use, 

Add what ISad Men do, when they good actions refuse. 

'J'hese four added together with great care and Art 

Will point out the (direct to the) Fair One that is nearest my Heart 

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assist them to grow to be patriotic citizens and lovers 
of their country. 

No enterprising boy or girl need wait for his or her 
own family to buy and use enough Revere Coffee to 
obtain the necessary number of Paul Revere " Midnight 
Ride" "Trade Marks" to entitle them to either one 
or both volumes of Goss' "Life of Col. Paul Revere" 
from the Howard W. Spurr Coffee Co. 

One or both volumes can be secured much quicker 
in the following manner : — ■ 

First. — Any boy or girl can call upon their neigh- 
bors and friends and ask them to save and give them 
their empty Revere Coffee Bags. 

Second. — Any number of boys and girls can club 
together in saving the empty Revere Coffee Bags that 
they can collect, and that come to their own families, 
and when they have the necessary number, viz. : one 
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The Midnight Ride. 

Three years before Paul Revere wrote his letter to Dr. Belknap, 
and sixtv-eight years before Longfellow's muse entertained the world 
with his " Paul Revere's Ride," some one signing himself " Eb Stiles " 
wrote a poem dated March 15, 1795, entitled "Story of the Battle of 
Concord and Lexington, and Revere's Ride, twenty years ago," in 
which he says : 

" lie spared neither In^rse, nor whip, nor spur. 
As he galloped through mud, and mire ; 
He thought of naugiit but liberty, 

And the lanterns that hung from the spire." 

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together in saving the empty Revere Coffee Bags until 
all have obtained a complete set of both volumes, and 
the members of the club can decide in some agreeab'e 
and fair way which one of their number shall have the 
first set. 

The advantage of the club system is obvious, in that 
the members not only obtain both volumes, in the 
shortest time possible, but they can have many pleas- 
ant and instructive hours together reading the work, 
long before they otherwise would be able to do so. 
And yet they can all be the proud possessors of the 
complete work in due time. 

Should any one desire to purchase for cash Goss' 
"■ Life of Col. Paul Revere," they can send the price, 
$6.00 for the two volumes, to the Howard W. Spurr 
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Revere's Sideboard. 

In 17S1 Paul Revere writes, "My father was a goklsaiil'.i, he died in 
the year 1754, he left no estate, but he left a good name and seven chil- 
dren, three sons and four daughters. 

" I am the eldest son. I learned the trade from him and have carried 
on the business ever since, until the year 1775 when the American Revo- 
lution began ; from that time until May, 17S0, I have been in the govern- 
ment service as Lieutenant-Colonel of an Artillery regiment. 

"I am 47 years old ; I have a wife and eight children alive," etc. 
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COFFEE: 



ITS DISCOVERY, CULTURE AND CHARACTERISTICS. 

Its proper preparation and consequent increase in consump- 
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Name. — A southern province of Abyssinia, Caffe, is 
supposed to hav^e given the name to this beverage: 
French, Cafe ; German, Kaffec. 

The coffee shrub or tree under natural conditions 
grows about 20 feet high, oblong, ovate, acuminate, 
smooth and shining leaves, measuring about six inches 
in length by two and one-half inches in width and are 
evergreen. 

The coffee plant blooms eight months in the year, so 
that its fruits are very unequal in ripeness and are 
gathered three and four times during the season. 

Its flowers, which are produced in dense clusters in 
the axils of the leaves, have a five-toothed calyx, a 
tubular five-parted corolla, five stamens, and a single 
bifid style. 

The flowers are pure white in color with a rich, fra- 
grant odor, and the plants, always in blossom, have a 
lovely and attractive appearance. 

The fruit is a fleshy berry having the appearance and 
size of a cherry or cranberry, and as it ripens assumes 
a dark-red color. 

Each fruit contains usually two seeds embedded in a 
yellowish pulp, and the seeds are enclosed in a thin, 
membranous endocarp (or parchment). 

The seeds which constitute the raw coffee of com- 
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Revere Escaping from the British Officers. 

"I sat off upon a very good horse ; it was then aliout eleven o'clock^ 
and very pleasant. After I had jiassed Charlestovvn Neck, and got 
nearly opposite where Mark was hung in chains, I saw two men on 
horseback, under a tree; when I got near them, I discovered they were 
British officers. 

" One tried to get ahead of me, and the other to take me. I turned 
my horse very quick, and galloped towards Charlestown Neck, and then 
pushed for the Medford road." 

From Goss' " Life of Col. Paul Revere," 2 vols. 



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They are of a soft semi-transparent, bluish or green- 
ish color, hard and tough in texture. 





The regions best adapted for the cultivation of coffee 
are well watered mountain slopes, at an elevation rang- 
ing from 1,000 to 4,000 feet above sea level, and between 
25 degrees north and 30 degrees south of the equator, 
in situations where the temperature does not fall 
beneath 55 degrees Fahr. 

Generally, trees planted in lofty, dry situations, in 
light soils yield small berries, which give a rich aro- 
matic coffee, while in low, fiat, moist climates a more 
abundant yield of a large-sized berry is obtained. 

The greater weight of the coarser qualities of coffee 
more than makes up for the smaller price obtained for 
them as against the higher cost of the finer growth ; and 
therefore, quality is too often sacrificed for quantity. 

Introduction of Coffee (as a Beverage). 

It is noteworthy that the three principal dietetic 
beverages of the world were introduced into Great 
Britain within a few years of each other. 

Cocoa was the first from Spain, coffee from Arabia 
by way of Constantinople, and tea, the latest of the 
series, came from China by the hands of the Dutch, 
about the middle of the i6th century. 

Down to 1690 the only source of coffee supply was 
Arabia. At about this time a few coffee seeds were 
planted in Java ; one of the finest plants grown was sent 
to Holland; seeds from this were sent to Surinam, 
where the cultivation was established in 1718. 

Ten years later the plant was introduced in the West 
Indian Islands, and gradually the culture extended 
throughout the new world till now the progeny of the 
single plant sent from Java to Holland produces more 
coffee than is grown by all the other plants in the world. 



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Revere Coat=of-Arms. 

[Engraved by Paul Revere from the Ancestral Seal.] 
Paul Revere's ancestors, the De Kivoires or Rivoires, were French 
Huguenots. 

Of the Rivoires that fled from France durin.2; tlie times of the perse- 
cution, was Simon, eldest son of Jean and Magdelaine (Malapergc) 
Rivoire, who first went to Holland and afterwards settled in the Island 
of Guernsey. 

On leaving France he took with him the arms of the family, in a 
silver seal ; and these arms were afterward registered in the French 
Heraldry Book in the Heraldry office, London, England. 

Fro:n Goss' " Life of Col. Paul Revere,'' 2 vols. 



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Brazil heads the 
list of coffee-growing 
countries. It is cal- 
culated that 1,200 
millions of trees are at 
present flourishing in 
that republic, prob- 
ably producing more 
than all the other 
localities combined. 
The present total 
annual production of 
the world has been 
estimated to amount 
to not less than 2,000 
millions of pounds, of 
which Java contrib- 
utes 260 millions pounds and Ceylon 200 millions pounds. 
The different estimations in which coffee is held in 
various countries are well brought out in the estimates 
of the consumption per head calculated from the official 
returns for 1 890. Average per head : 

France, 2.73. Sweden, 0.11. Belgium, 13.48. 

HussiH, 0.19. Norway, 9.80. Dei mark, 13.89. 

Austria, 2.13. Switzerland, 7 03. Holland. 21.(X). 

Italy, 1.00. Greece, 1.4-.'. United Slates, 7. »il. 
Unitfd Kingdom, 1.00. 

The United States imports for consumption more than 
500 millions pounds, 75 per cent, coming from Brazil. 

It is well known that soil, climate, judgment and 
care and skill in gathering, curing and selecting for 
the market has everything to do with the quality and 
value of the raw berry. 

The preparation for and roasting of the coffee is an 
operation of great nicety, and one, moreover, of a cru- 
cial nature: for equally by insufficient and by exces- 
sive roasting much of the aroma of the coffee is lost, 
and its infusion is neither agreeable to the palate nor 
exhilarating in its influence. 

The roas'ter must judge of the amount of heat re- 
quired for the adequate roasting of different qualities, 
and while that is variable the range of roasting temper- 
ature proper for individual kinds is narrow. 



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"The Midnight Ride." 

A luirry of hoofs in a village street, 

A shade in the moonlight, a bulk in the darl:, 

And beneath, from the pebbles, in ]>assing, a spark 

Struck out by a steed flying fearless and fleet, — 

That was all; and yet, through the gloom anel the light 

The fate of a nation was riding that night. — Longfellow. 

From Goss' " Life of Col. Paul Revere," 2 



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Preparation and Consumptiosi. 

In this country we are bestowing great attention 
upon the roasting and preparation of coffee. 

By so doing it has become our most popular bever- 
age, the United States consuming one-third of the 
world's production. 

To obtain it in perfection, much greater care is req- 
uisite than is necessary in the care of tea. 

To obtain coffee with a full aroma, it must be pre- 
pared as an infusion with boiling water, or the water 
may simply be allowed to reach the boiling point after 
infusion and nothing more. 

Dr. Parkes, the celebrated English authority on 
hygiene, has, however, pointed out that by infusion 
alone much of the valuable soluble matter in ground 
coffee remains unextracted ; and he recommends that 
the coffee that has already been used for infusion 
should be preserved and boiled, and that the liquor 
therefrom, after being strained, should be used for in- 
fusing a fresh supply. 

By this means the substance of the previously infused 
coffee and the aroma of the new are obtained together. 
This is said to be the manner of making the best 
French coffee. 



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Equestrian Statue of Paul Revere, by Cyrus E. Dallin. 



At a meeting of the Massachusetts Historical Society, in August 
1C73, Col. Thomas C. Amory, while speaking of the statues of John 
Winthrop and Samuel Adams, then in preparation for the National 
Gallery at Washington, hoped the day would come when in the malls 
and squares of Boston there would be statues of John Adams and James 
Otis, Hancock and Paul Revere; for Pepperell and Wolfe ; for Dudley, 
Endicott and liradstreet ; for William Blackstone ; for Samoset, Hobo- 
mak and Massasoit, and many more not yet sufficiently honored. Win- 
throp and Samuel Adams now grace Boston's thoroughfares ; and soon 
Revere will take his place among the city's attractions. 

From Goss' " I-ife of Col. Paul Revere," 2 vols. 



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Its Value as a Beverage. 

Coffee belongs to the medicinal or auxiliary class of 
food substances, — being very valuable for its stimulant 
effect upon the nervous and vascular system. 

It produces a feeling of buoyancy and exhilaration 
comparable to a certain stage of alcoholic intoxication, 
but which does not end in depression and collapse. 

It increases the frequency of the pulse, brings peace 
to those suffering from malarial chills, lightens the sen- 
sation to fatigue, and it sustains the strength under 
prolonged and severe muscular exertion. 

The Galla, a tribe of Arabs living near Southern 
Abyssinia, have for ages been accustomed to carrying 
with them on their forays into Egypt nothing to eat but 
ground coffee, mixed with butter, and made into balls. 
A ball about three inches in diameter will keep a war- 
rior in strength and spirits during a day's march. In 
the pestilent swamps of the Amazon, the natives rely 
on coffee to ward off fever. 



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OlTficers in our late war relate many instances where 
exhausted men in action were revived and sustained for 
hours by a swallow of strong coffee. 

The value of its hot infusion under the rigors of 
Arctic cold has been demonstrated in the experience of 
all Arctic explorers, and it is scarcely less useful in tropi- 
cal regions, where it beneficially stimulates the action 
of the skin. 

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PROPRIETORS OF rkAAmAlT ¥T A ■ 

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(H<;iA5Ktf- 



"The nidnight Ride." 

So through the night rode Paul Revere; 
I'hroiigh all our history to the last, 
In the hour of darkness and peril and need, 
The peojjle will waken and listen to hear 
'i'he hurrying hoof-beats of that steed, 
And the midnis'ht message of I'aul Revere. - 



• Longfelloiv. 



From Goss' " Lifa of Col. Paul Revere," 2 vols. 



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SPURR'S REVERE STANDARD JAVA COFFEE 

Is the Most Delicious Coffee in the World. 

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When, in 1884, the Howard W. Spurr Coffee Co. 
selected the name of "Revere" for their highest grade 
of coffee, they chose a name that represented in itself 
those sterling elements of character that stand for 
what is best in man wherever you find him. 

Col. Paul Revere and his fellow-patriots stood the 
test of their times and live in history. 

The Revere Coffees have stood the test of their time 
likewise, and from a local Boston and New England 
reputation during twelve years, are now well known, 
and sold in nearly every State in the Union. The 
quality of the Revere Coffee is unrivalled. It is the 
best obtainable anywhere, at any price. 

We all know that a cup of nice coffee is an essential 
part of the first meal of the day; in itself it is a break- 
fast to many people. What is so grateful after a good 
dinner as a cup of choice coffee.-' What adds so much 
to the pleasure of an evening entertainment as fine 
coffee } It is at all times absolutely indispensable to 
good cheer, and to the tired and worn-out energies 
nothing gives greater relief. Nothing gives more 
pleasure to the hostess than to be able to furnish nice 
coffee to her guests, and to hear their praises. 

As we value our health above everything, we should 
be particular that what we eat and drink is pure and 
unadulterated. 

Poor coffee is deleterious in its effect upon the sys- 
tem. Rich and poor alike rightly demand the best 
coffee obtainable. Spurr's Revere standard Java Coffee 
is free from adulterations of every kind, every particle 
of it being selections of high-grade coffees. 



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The Clarke House, Lexington. 

Tablet on Clarke House. 



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Built 169S. Enlarged 1734. 

Residence of 

Rev. John Hancock, 55 Years, — 

and of his successor — 

Rev. Jonas Clarke, 50 Years. 

Here Samuel Adams and John Hancock were 

Sleeping when Aroused by Paul Revere. 

April 19, 1775. 



Revere found the house guarded by eight men under Sergeant 
Munroe, who cautioned Revere not to make a noise. "Noise," said 
Revere, "You'll have noise enough here before long — the regulars are 
coming out." 

Hancock, hearing the conversation and recognizing Revere's voice, 
cried out, " Come in, Revere, we're not afraid of you," and he went in. 
From Goss' " Life of Col. Paul Revere," 2 vols. 



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After many years of practical experience in caterino- 
to the tastes of the critical coffee drinkers of New En"-- 
land (which section consumes the finest coffees grown), 
we guarantee Spurr's Revere Standard Java Coffee 
the most delicious coffee in the world. 

When taken into our factory, it is carefully cleaned, 
sifted, roasted, and cooled by the latest improved ma- 
chinery, under the supervision of skilled experts of 
many years' practical experience. 

The culmination of all possibilities is reached in 
Spurr's Revere Standard Java Coffee. 

It has the most delicate aroma, the finest flavor, the 
choicest color, and the necessary body, and we offer it 
to the consumer as beyond power of competition, viz., 
the most delicious coffee in the world. 

i|@°^ The Revere Coffee was selected for the ten t J ion- 
sand veterans at Cajnp Sheridan, G. A. R., Boston, Aug. 
JIth to l6tJi, iSgo. 

"^^ Revere Coffee is always sold i?t pink paper bags 
bearing the " Trade Mark'' of the " Midjiight Ride." 

]^^^ Revere Coffee !S sold by the best retail grocers 
throughout the United States. 

1^^ Both volumes of Goss' "Life of Col. Paul Revere " 
and the complete series of tzventy Paul Revere cards may 
be examined and the Paul Revere Coffee found on sale 
at our agencies throughout the United States. 

These elegant and instructive books are practically 
given away by 

HOWARD W. SPURR COFFEE CO., 

Proprietors of Revere Coffee Mills :iiid 
Revere Standard Java Coffee, 

BOSTON, U. S. A. 



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Sept. i6, 1S30. 



" Old Ironsides." 

Nail to the mast her holy flag, 
Set every thread-bare sail, 
And give her to the god of storms, 
The lightning and tlie gale. 

— Oliver Wendell Holmes. 

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Directions for Malting- 

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AT3SOLUTELY PURE. 

Grind your coffee to about the fineness of granulated 
sugar. Use two ounces of cojfee to each quart of water. 
Place coffee in the pot and pour your water, hoiliiig hot, 
on it ; allow it to boil for two or three minutes, not longer. 
Then pour in a very little eold water, which will settle 
the grounds and clarify the liquid. Serve at once, if 
you would have it at its best. The pot must be 
thoroughly cleaned after every service. 

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